Telecommunications

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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • August 27, 2026

    Charter Schools Blast Proposal To Limit E-Rate To Rural Areas

    Public charter schools told the Federal Communications Commission that the agency cannot pare back the E-Rate subsidy program to just rural areas because Congress meant the program to serve all low-income areas, including urban neighborhoods.

  • August 27, 2026

    FCC Urged To Hold Off On New Subsea Cable Security Regs

    A trade association for submarine cable owners and other groups urged the Federal Communications Commission to hold off on adopting more regulations for undersea communication cable equipment until more information is available.

  • August 27, 2026

    DOJ Can't Get Rethink On Apple Peek Into Fed Phone-Buying

    A special master has refused to reconsider his New Jersey federal court mandate giving Apple a look into how the Pentagon, CIA, State Department and other agencies purchase smartphones, criticizing the Justice Department for trying to "split hairs" in contending the agencies aren't "party" to the monopolization lawsuit.

  • August 27, 2026

    Satellite Comms Biz To Go Public Via $1B SPAC Merger

    Satellite communications company Astrum Space Inc. on Thursday revealed plans to go public by merging with special purpose acquisition company Black Spade Acquisition III Co. in a deal that gives Astrum an equity value of roughly $1 billion.

  • August 27, 2026

    Data Brokers Can't Pause Judicial Privacy Law Fight

    A federal judge has denied a bid to pause dozens of lawsuits brought under the state's judicial privacy law, rejecting data brokers' request to stay the litigation while the Third Circuit weighs the statute's constitutionality.

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Telecommunications

Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • Federal Communications Commission
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • National Telecommunications and Information Administration
  • State and local telecom regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy controls
  • Telecom lobbying
  • International telecom regulation and legislation
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Surveillance investigations and enforcement
  • FCC administrative proceedings
  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
  • Antitrust suits
  • Consumer litigation and class actions
  • Privacy disputes, including government surveillance complaints and data breach suits
  • Intellectual property issues, including piracy actions
  • International trade suits
  • Fights over telecom regulatory limits
  • Labor and employment suits
  • Shareholder litigation
  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • Telecom infrastructure projects
  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of telecommunications law practices

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